Cooling device for molded articles

Abstract

A rotatable turret block is mounted on an index molding machine. The turret block includes at least one mold core for forming molded articles thereon at least one face of the rotatable turret block. The molded articles are transferred from the mold cores to spaced track members for retention and cooling thereon, and the cooled molded articles removed from the track members.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A cooling device for use with an index molding machine having a rotatably movable turret block mounted thereon and having at least one mold core for forming molded articles thereon on at least one face of said rotatably movable turret block, which comprises: 
       transfer means for transferring said molded articles from said mold core to spaced track members during rotational movement of said turret block for retention and cooling on said spaced track members; and  
       removal means for removing said cooled molded articles from said spaced track members.  
     
     
       2. A device according to claim  1 , wherein said mold core engages a mold cavity for forming said molded articles thereon, and including rotation means for rotating said turret block and mold core with said molded articles thereon to position said molded articles above said spaced track members for transferring of said molded articles from said mold core to said track members. 
     
     
       3. A device according to claim  2 , wherein said molded articles have an outwardly extending flange and wherein said track members have spaced ledge members for retaining said flange thereon, and wherein said removal means removes said flange from said spaced ledge members to release said molded articles from said track members. 
     
     
       4. A device according to claim  3 , wherein the removal means moves said spaced ledge members away from each other so that the molded articles fall beneath said track members. 
     
     
       5. A device according to claim  3 , wherein said removal means tips said track members so that said molded articles slide off said track members. 
     
     
       6. A device according to claim  2 , including a plurality of mold cores on two opposed faces of said rotatably movable turret block. 
     
     
       7. A device according to claim  2 , including cooling means for cooling said spaced track members for cooling said molded articles on said track members. 
     
     
       8. A device according to claim  2 , including a plurality of said mold cores with a molded article on each mold core. 
     
     
       9. A device according to claim  1 , wherein said spaced track members are beneath said turret block. 
     
     
       10. A device according to claim  9 , wherein said transfer means includes stripper rings for stripping said molded articles from said mold cores.